The R&B singer was the first witness as a jury considers whether he owes financial damages for the 2020 mauling at his home.
R&B singer Chris Brown arrives at Southwark Crown Court on July 11, 2025 in London, England.
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Chris Brown took the witness stand on Thursday (June 18) in a trial over a dog attack at his home during which a housekeeper was mauled — and denied the woman’s claim that he “fled the scene” to avoid responsibility.
Brown was the first witness to testify in the case brought by Maria Avila, who was mauled by a 200-pound dog while working as a housekeeper at the R&B star’s Tarzana, Calif., home more than five years ago. The jury trial is being held in the San Fernando Valley just outside of Los Angeles.
